Top 40 Clichés used by Indian journalists
1. HIGH VOLTAGE DRAMA / HIGH DRAMA ("There was high-drama in the Bigg Boss house today as Dolly Bindra slapped two men in their sleep")
2. GOT A CLEAN CHIT ("Mr Chidambaram was shocked when he got a clean chit he wasn't expecting in the 2G note episode")
3. IN THE WEE HOURS ("The couple returned in the wee hours to find their house ransacked")
4. SHOW OF SUPPORT ("Mulayam's unexpected presence is being seen as a show of support")
5. LIFE CAME TO A STANDSTILL / SCREECHING HALT ("Rains have brought life to a standstill / screeching halt in Mumbai")
6. "PELTING" STONES ("Heavy stone-pelting in the Pahalgam area has forced Omar Abdullah to stop tweeting and start governing")
7. SEETHES IN ANGER ("The judge seethed in anger as the 2G Scam accused sat his wife on his lap during closing arguments")
8. FATE IS SEALED ("While Kiran Bedi's fate is sealed, Afzal Guru's is not")
9. THE REAL QUESTION IS... ("The real question is, what the hell does Mr Agnivesh think he is talking about?")
10. THE QUESTION NOW REMAINS...
11. KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED
12. WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH
13. FALLEN ON DEAF EARS
14. TURN A BLIND EYE
15. REMAINS TO BE SEEN
16. TIME WILL TELL
17. RAP ON KNUCKLES
18. PROVE TO BE A DAMPENER
19. PLAYED SPOILSPORT
20. SILVER LINING
7. SEETHES IN ANGER ("The judge seethed in anger as the 2G Scam accused sat his wife on his lap during closing arguments")
8. FATE IS SEALED ("While Kiran Bedi's fate is sealed, Afzal Guru's is not")
9. THE REAL QUESTION IS... ("The real question is, what the hell does Mr Agnivesh think he is talking about?")
10. THE QUESTION NOW REMAINS...
11. KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED
12. WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH
13. FALLEN ON DEAF EARS
14. TURN A BLIND EYE
15. REMAINS TO BE SEEN
16. TIME WILL TELL
17. RAP ON KNUCKLES
18. PROVE TO BE A DAMPENER
19. PLAYED SPOILSPORT
20. SILVER LINING
21. IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL
22. RED LETTER DAY
23. CLEARLY
24. NOTWITHSTANDING
25. CAME AS NO SURPRISE
26. HOUSEHOLD NAME
27. MUTE SPECTATOR
28. BREAK THE IMPASSE
29. BOLT FROM THE BLUE
30. FEVER PITCH
31. EVERYONE WHO'S ANYONE
32. IMBROGLIO
33. HIGHLY-PLACED SOURCES
34. CAST A SHADOW ON TALKS
35. GROUND REALITIES
36. PALL OF GLOOM
37. TOKEN EXERCISE
38. "TERROR RETURNED TO HAUNT..."
39. QUESTION MARK OVER TALKS
40. POPULAR HAUNT
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EXTENDED LIST BY CONTRIBUTORS
41. RETURNED TO NORMALCY
42. SLAMMED
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EXTENDED LIST BY CONTRIBUTORS
41. RETURNED TO NORMALCY
42. SLAMMED
7 comments:
You forgot the most important one for the country!
"Returns to normalcy"
Two most commonplace ones: reportedly & allegedly
Ha Ha :-) nice
"we the people"
(But the real question is can we the people survive this mindless 24x7 rigged tv debates by wig toting celebrity journos)
Goodnight :-)
and sorry to cut you off midway sir...but there is some BREAKING NEWS.....breaking for the FIRST TIME on Times Now...there is some EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE ONLY on Times Now...
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